Just did my valve stem seals using the kit I bought off you. Fantastic design. Works really well and made the job easier.nThank you so much!!! Very satisfied customer!

@coendixon

8 ай бұрын

Also your videos are a massive help. Thanks so much bimmerzen.

I thank @BimmerZen for its tool . It has helped me a lot

awesome tips BimmerZen.. finally im done kick out my n42 engine smoke with your video content.. I really appreciate you

Will DEFINITELY be ordering one the time comes to do my valve stem seals ‼️

Completed stem seal replacement with your instructions and printed tools by your models. Blue smoke is now gone and job was actually pretty simple. Thanks!

@IWTBF

Жыл бұрын

Great. Fancy doing mine ;) ?

Your tool saved me a lot of time , It is an awesome design thanks

Nice trick removing the valve seals 😃 The 1 series has made 30.000 more kms after the revision and still brings me to work every day without smoking! Thanks for your most valuable work!!

Nice work! Best solution so far.

Bought the spring compressor set, and completed the seal replacement. Tools worked perfectly and where way stronger the you would expect. Your videos make this replacement easy!

@BimmerZen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Just finished mine today using your 3D printed tools. Tools were perfect and very good quality, job was indeed fiddly, but all seals are now done. Mine had shrunk quite a lot making the hole in the old seal much larger than the hole in the new seal. Its no wonder the car was smoking. Hoping to shove the rest of the engine back together tomorrow and test it Saturday. Thanks for the video and the tools.

@BimmerZen

2 жыл бұрын

Very happy to hear that! Good luck on the rest of the job:)

I purchased the 3D printed parts from bimmerzen They are awesome I do nit think it can be done with traditional spring compressors, there is just not enough space He sent me the parts urgently and they are really well made !! Do not buy any other stuff, just buy these ! Thanks a million !!!

@BimmerZen

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Good to hear that:)

Svaka čast brate na znanju i na alatu koji si smislio, alal ti vera. Pozdrav

Just done mine n46 e91 with BimmerZen tools,I would recommend bigger timing toolset,that way no zip ties required for valvetronic assembly.

Love it good job

Hello, I am currently doing this job thanks to Bimmerzen. I want to note one very very important thing!!! Remove and lose your spark plugs after the engine is hot. I didn’t and I replaced cylinders 1,2, and 4 but cylinder 3’s sparkplug doesn’t come. I will have to put everything back in warm up the engine and try again. Becareful it may cost you a lot.

@BimmerZen

3 ай бұрын

Perhaps it was torqued too much. There should be no problems unscrewing the sparkplugs if they were torqued correctly, imo.

@mbt28

2 ай бұрын

I removed the spark plug using atf oil and wiggle it a lot. Thread seems to be still working but in case; I ordered a self tapping spark plug thread maker which doesn’t require you to remove cylinder head. Anyway I finish the job and result is 0 smoke. I want to say so much thank you to you. This complicated work became easy with your videos.

Genius, ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks for your vidéo. Wich diagnostic tool do you use of recommand ?

Want that tool

Pretty cool tool! I have question bout it, it will fit n62/n73 engine?

@BimmerZen

Жыл бұрын

No, it only fits on N42 and N46.

Hello, BimmerZen! Thank you for your video. Why you don't fix a crankshaft by hole in flywheel? Is it too difficult?

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, you can lock the flywheel with the pin for cylinder 1 and 4, but not for 2 and 3... so for me its qicker to use the ratchet.

@user-qk1lt4iv9l

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen One more question. What for a each piston i must to rise in TDC? Valves hold by compressed air. Could you explain, please?

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-qk1lt4iv9l You could do this without putting each piston in TDC, but I do it so the valves can't fall too far down if you accidentally lose air pressure - it's more of a precaution.

@bigdeal87

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen And while you rotate the crank you just hold up the chain by hand ?

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigdeal87 Yes. This is very important to avoid damaging bottom part of the plastic chain rail guide.

I'm using your tool but I definetly reccomand dont use 15 mm soket and hammer, i done in that way and I have a little crack in the head, now i'm not sure the head works perfectly

I need a valve spring compressor for bmw n43 engine

@BimmerZen

3 ай бұрын

Here you go: bimmerzen.com/store Video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/onqdqdV7ZpvHpps.html

Hey espero y te encuentres bien un saludo desde MÉXICO MONTERREY tengo un taller aqui en Monterrey Quisiera saber cual es el costo para enviar a qui a México

@11hdztallerreparacionesatu36

Жыл бұрын

Y el costo de las piezas

Question - does the air really change anything? The valve is held up by the piston in TDC, isnt it? Should it have like 1mm of downwards play at best?

@BimmerZen

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I made a video about your question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5h8uNZxo86alrw.html 🤓

@tomekl119

Жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen Extremely thankful for that one! I pretty much figured it out myself after watching your vid about N42/6 being non-intereference engine, but seeing it on being proven on video is much much better. Got a small fleet of my own E46s with N42/46 engines, I personally like these powerplants a lot cause when in good condition they feel way less sluggish compared to M54s, and waaaay better than M52s. When it comes to city driving I prefer N42b20 over M54b30. Anyway, one of my most recent purchases need the valve stem seal job, so Im researching the repair throughout...

Hello, anybody can suggest air valve holder hose that I can purchase in Europe? I only see it from US and shipping so expensive.

@BimmerZen

Жыл бұрын

I feel you:D You can use the rope method (kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXh4ubSbk6eWhJs.html) or you can use the hose that comes in a leak down tester.

Hi BimmerZen, I just dropped a valve on 3rd cylinder, the motor was secured by pin in flywheel. I removed the old seal and wanted to install a new one. As I applied pressure to the spring, it loose the compression and I turned off my compressor to see what happened. I know it's stupid situation, but how can I get the valve back in place without removing cylinder head? Or if it possible to remove the cylinder head without lifting the car? 😩 N46 e91

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

Bummer:( I would try to put a strong 5mm pellet sized magnet on the tip of a thin flexible plastic rod and try to catch it by the stem and then pull it out back through the valve seat... It's a ambitious idea, but it might be worth trying. A boroscope camera would also help you to see what's going on...

@Jakob_D

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen I bought a flexible magnet grabber with 4mm magnet on top. And I pulled the valve through the hole back in place. First try 😀 Thanks for quick response, I really appreciate it 🙏

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jakob_D Awesome!! Good job and thanks for letting us know how to solve this problem

I just did the impossible and was hoping for some help. I dropped the cap of one of the valve springs (not the collar pieces) and it bounced down where the timing chain goes. I can't see it, can't find, used a magnet and lots of angles for the light. What are my options, I can't for the life of me figure our how to find it to get it out. If I replace the timing chain and guides would that allow me to see all the way down and find it?

@BimmerZen

2 жыл бұрын

Bad luck:( Did you try the flexible magnetic gripper? Removing the oil sump is the only option if you cant get it out with a magnet. And that is a lot of work...

@gstsaver13

2 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen I tried an extendable magnet but can't even see where it is so haven't had any luck so far. Will get a small inspection camera first I suppose and see if I can find it.....If I have a flexible semi rigid extendable magnet, maybe I can get it through the oil plug?

@gstsaver13

2 жыл бұрын

Meant removing the oil sensor and then trying to use a flexible magnet pick up tool through that... will try :)

Hey Thanks does the tool also fit the N43 engine ?

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

No, N43 has different head design with no valvetronic.

@bigdeal87

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen Do you plan in future a tool design for the N43? Thanks

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigdeal87 Yes, I just never had a chance to develop it. I think I have some measurements from somebody that wanted to use this tool on a N43, but he ended up not needing it... so i never made it.

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hi there just out of curiosity how much psi air pressure do you use

@BimmerZen

2 жыл бұрын

1bar should be enough

@jevoncooper295

2 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen thank you I was told by someone else 2 bar but that sounded like too much pressure

Hi is it absolutely necessary to dismantle Vanos? There's a video in which guys in Africa are changing valve stem seals on N46 engine in same way but with Vanos units and the timing chain still in place. Asking cause might be even faster and maybe safer taking only Valvetronic and exhaust camshaft leaving Vanos units with the chain as it is. Only asking is it possible to remove Valvetronic without taking Vanos apart.

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

You mean if there is a way not to remove the VANOS units/bolts? Maybe it's technically possible if you mark chain position and manage to release the chain from VANOS sprocket, but I haven't really tried it so I don't know. Do you have a link to the video?

@sinisakovac2978

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen yes that's what I meant. Link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/apZhmZSaqqfRhqw.html

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@sinisakovac2978 Well... sure you can leave VANOS units in like this, but you still have to retime the engine with the locking tools. VANOS impulse sending gears are held in correct timing with the VANOS bolts and when you remove them, everything rotates freely. Maybe if you mark everything precisely... It's just easier and safer to retime the engine with the special tools.

@sinisakovac2978

3 жыл бұрын

Okay thanks, probably will be replacing timing chain with the valve stem seals, it makes sense to do it all at the same time. Almost everything has to go apart anyways. Will be ordering a set of your tools soon then.

@IWTBF

Жыл бұрын

@@sinisakovac2978 yeah the garage told me it’s worth replacing whilst they have it open? So I guess does make sense for an extra £300

How do I get a compressor?

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, you can order the tool on my website: bimmerzen.com/store

Only if you were in London 😩

i just order the vsct full kitt . pay with paypal. from 1 july we need to pay extra from new rools. iff its possible can you send it quikly (to belgium) so it arrives before 1 july. Thank anyway. learn allot from your videos

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, im sending from EU, does the tax still apply?

@SG901

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen i dont know but we will see. The tax is for me. Thanks for quick response

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@SG901 Can you please contact me from a valid email address to bimmerzenchannel@gmail.com. Your PayPal email is beeing rejected.

@SG901

3 жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen hoi when you send from the EU than iits no tax to pay. but england is now ou off the EU if you send from there.

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

@@SG901 I send from Slovenia, which is part of the EU:)

The worst engines ever made.

@BimmerZen

3 жыл бұрын

I totally understand your point of view. If BMW just fixed a couple of issues like specify shorter oil change intervals, better chain tensioner and better plastic chain guide rail, then this engine would be much much easier on the owners:)

Hello, I'm also going to replace the seals on the valves. What moment to tighten the camshafts during assembly? How many nm ??

@BimmerZen

Жыл бұрын

20Nm + 180 deg. Check out my N42/N46 timing video for more important information: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4lot7andpDPeaw.html&ab_channel=BimmerZen

@lelekkozje3049

Жыл бұрын

@@BimmerZen Ok, and the exhaust shafts from the top ?? The one next to vvt ??. Because you have already written about the vanos.

@BimmerZen

Жыл бұрын

@@lelekkozje3049 not sure what you mean. If you mean the 10mm nuts on the camshaft bearings, then it's 10Nm